Januar Ny-bilsalget Ud til en God Start på 2011

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Selv om månedlige salgstal i januar blev op med 17 procent i forhold til for et år siden var de stadig betydeligt lavere end før recessionen ramt. Bilindustrien blev ikke desto mindre i høj grad glad for, at en tilbagevenden til showrooms af købere, set i den sidste del af sidste år, fortsatte.

Blandt højdepunkterne GM rapporteret en 23% stigning i salget, Vadesteder forbedring var en mere beskedne 13 procent, mens Chrysler har rapporteret en 24 procent stigning. Blandt de store Asiatiske virksomheder Kia gjorde bedst med en 26 procents stigning i salget. BMW var den, der forbedrede sig mest blandt de største Europæiske virksomheder med 21 procent stigning i salget.

Chrysler (brand), Lexus, Lincoln og Mazda var de eneste mærker, der rapporterede et fald i salget i forhold til januar 2010. Lexus fald var en overraskelse, da alle de andre luksuriøse bilmærker har set en kraftig opblomstring i salget for nylig. Faktisk Lexus fastholdt sit salg føre videre af Mercedes-Benz og BMW sidste år. Men i januar Lexus var ikke kun trygt slået af sine to Europæiske rivaler, men Cadillac næsten er solgt så mange biler, takket være en utrolig 49 procent stigning i salget.

Cadillacs bedste at sælge køretøjet i januar blev det 2011 Cadillac CTS (billedet), der overhalede Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse, Lexus ES og Infiniti G-Klasse for at afslutte på andenpladsen i entry-level luksus-segmentet bag BMW 3-serie.

Som altid, Ford F-Series pickup var den samlede top sælge køretøjet i januar. Er det så en 30% stigning i salget, som satte det yderligere foran Chevrolet Silverado på andenpladsen. Toyota Corolla tog tredjepladsen med en 20 procent stigning i salget, slå ud Toyota Camry, som blev den bedst sælgende bil sidste år.

Although monthly sales in January were up by 17 percent compared to a year ago they were still considerably lower than before the recession hit. Nonetheless the auto industry was largely pleased that the return to showrooms by buyers, seen in the latter part of last year, continued.

Among the highlights GM reported a 23 percent increase in sales, Fords improvement was a more modest 13 percent while Chrysler reported a 24 percent increase. Among the major Asian companies Kia did best with a 26 percent increase in sales. BMW was the most improved among the major European companies with a 21 percent increase in sales.

Chrysler (brand), Lexus, Lincoln and Mazda were the only brands that reported a decline in sales, compared to January 2010. Lexus decline was a surprise as all the other luxury car makes have seen a strong revival in sales recently. Indeed Lexus maintained its sales lead ahead of Mercedes-Benz and BMW last year. However, in January Lexus was not only soundly beaten by its two European rivals, but Cadillac nearly sold as many vehicles thanks to an incredible 49 percent increase in sales.

Cadillacs best selling vehicle in January was the 2011 Cadillac CTS (pictured) that overtook the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Lexus ES and Infiniti G-Class to finish second in the entry-level luxury segment behind the BMW 3-series.

As always, the Ford F-Series pickup was the overall top selling vehicle in January. It saw a 30 percent increase in sales, which put it even further ahead of the Chevrolet Silverado in second place. The Toyota Corolla took third place, with a 20 percent increase in sales, beating out the Toyota Camry, which was the best selling car last year.